Course Identification

Title:

Quantum information processing

Code:

20261132

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Dr. Serge Rosenblum, Dr. Amit Finkler

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2026

Semester:

Second Semester

When / Where:

Sunday, 09:15 - 11:00, Drori Auditorium
Thursday, 14:15 - 15:00, Drori Auditorium

Tutorials
Thursday, 15:15 - 16:00, Drori Auditorium

First Lecture:

15/03/2026

End date:

25/06/2026

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences: 4.00 points

Comments

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Prerequisites

Reasonable knowledge of quantum mechanics
A good grasp of linear algebra

Restrictions

Participants:

50

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Interim:

50%

Final:

50%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

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Location

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Time

-

Remarks

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Scheduled date 2

Date / due date

N/A

Location

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Time

-

Remarks

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

Overview and motivation
Qubits & quantum circuits
Entanglement and quantum teleportation
Physical implementations
Quantum algorithms
Decoherence processes
Quantum error correction
Fault-tolerant quantum computing

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

Be able to read a quantum circuit and understand the quantum information process behind it.
Understand the importance and challenges of quantum information processing.

Reading List

Michael A. Nielsen & Issac L. Chuang | Quantum Information and Quantum Computation. Two hardcopies 004.1 NIE. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511976667
Preskill's lecture notes (website): http://www.theory.caltech.edu/~preskill/ph219/index.html#lecture
N. David Mermin | Quantum Computer Science - an Introduction | Cambridge 2007. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511813870

Website

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